Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-07

posted Col futile GEN y. Il. L. WALLACE.
with the Second, Seventh, Twelfth and
Fourteenth Iowa regiments On his right,
and Col. Sweeney with the Eighth Iowa,
Seventh. Fiftieth, F'ifty-sccond, Fifty
seventh and Fifty-ciGh:se Illinois regiments
Oh the right of Col Tuttie 5weeney's
right reached tha edge III a wide, deep
rayine filed with inpenetrIhlo thickets
extending far To Ills re-r anl running into
the ravino of Bricr creek. Such was ae place
that became famous an,cng tAo Co-trdorates
as Tho Hornets Nest
The first assault made Ecs ly Gladdens
brigade; and now begin A series of some XIX
the most desperate engagements XXI tie battle
Gen. GLADDEN. having been MORALLY wounded
IN the charge Of tho carly morning, the COM
mand devolved on Col Adams. The line is
barely formed at 10 O'clock, when Tic southern
men nre seen confidently advancing through
tho dense thickets against tho unseen foe
They are permitted to come well within range,
when Suddenly there flashes from 1000 rifles
a blaze Of fire. The deep notes of flicEen-
looners guns mingle with the treble of tho
small arms that echoes through the forest, and
the gray canopy of smoke that rests above the
scene tells where death IL being scattered On
every side. The well known "rebel yelI
rings OFT e. the column presses forward and
the ground IL dotted with tho wounded and
dead. But the lcadcn storm beats III their faces
with fierceness that nothing human can with
stand, and the crippled brigade recoils 10 tho
cover Of the woods. Gen "A. II. Stewards COM
mand Of Folks corps IN now sent forward,
and once, twice, thrice, ID repeats tie grand
effort to carry the position, but with no bet
ter success than before. Con. Gibsons
brigade OF Braggs corps surgcs Ill and takes
its place. Again that hurricane N lead. The
angry balls fly in showers and seem I'd bear
q death warrant i'll every deviiish scrcech.
An enfladiIS fire from the battery cuts down
the men by ranks, like swaths of grass under
tho mowers scythe, and yet others continue
to step into tho path III death with cheerful
alacrity, il seems, and fall with battle cry
upon their lips. Three times has Gibson
charged, and three times beer repulsed. Gen.
Bragg now impatiently directs one Of his
staff, on. Locaett, his Chief engineer, 70 ride
forward to a central regiment that La5 Lcen
driven back, and carry IT, coiCr8 To the
front The flag must not ~ back again.
he said. The officer, obeyin- the order,
dashes through tie line OF battle, seiZcs
the colors from the color bearer, and exclains:
Gen. Bragg says these colors must not 20
to the re;irn While he il talking tho color
sergeant Is shot down. An officer approaches
with a bullet hole In each cheek, the blood
streaming from his mouth, and asks: aWhat
are you doing with my colors, sir" Tim
ohcying Gen. Braggis orders To hold them
where they are "Let me have them,n was
The reply; "if any man carries these colors
but the color bearer. / am the man. Tel
Gen Bragg that VIII see that these colors
are in the right place. But he must attack
this position i'll flank: can never carry IL
alone from the 'front.' The officer Who apolo
commanded the Fourth Louisiana, and i'll
stantly riding back To Gen. Bragg 70 empha-
size the ! evoEs request made for artillery
by Gen Gihs.a, Dc was met with tho stern
answer: "Coi Allen. | want ND faltering
now" St,ng 70 the quick, ho returned tc llis
regiment, and once more there was 4 wild,
hurrying wave Of men rolling up that fatal
slOnc only 10 be dashed I'D death. lit was
splendid murder! Col. Allen afterward De-
came Governor Allen, XXI Louisiana. Such
were the kind Of men whom Preltiss and
Wallace FOUGHT Oh that eventiul day from o
i'll the morning until ? O'clock III the after
noon before one was captured and tie other
killed.
Finding that tbe position could mot TX car
riel by direct assault, Bragg now determined
on combined flank movement First. all
tho guns within reach were brought up and
concentrated on the ono little battery, stand
ing ut the salient point where Prentiss and
Wallace Joined, that Eal reGpel such a
harvest among the lines XXI the enemy. Be-
fore this terrible fire, Hickgnlo0pgr was com
peeled To withdraw Ey A:11 o'clock fight
inr i'll front Of Sherman and McClernand
having ceased. Gems. Chcatham, Trahue,
johnson and Russell, seeing that Wallace
could not Ike approached across the dense
thicket filling TITO great raviaa which pro
tected biz right, felt their way MP the plateau
in lis rear, where they Met the combined
forces under Bragg jill frclt XXI HUTibut'S
camp. Moving thus agai st The remnants of
the two divisions, they inclcsad them almost
i'll a circle; struggle ensued, but further re-
sistanco was useless. and the brave Wallace
was mortally wounded. The Second and
Seventh Iowa, led TN Col Tuttla. now cut
their way out and reached pittsburg Land
ing, but Prertiss, true ID Lib orders from
Gen Grant, firmly remained AZ hs rost, and
shaving lost everything but honor, snr-
rendered lis little banl. It comprised 2,200
men. And 80 ended the famous lght in the
hornets nest NM